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| Ex-Olympian admits daubing Tory peer's home with pig blood | Ex-Olympian admits daubing Tory peer's home with pig blood |
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| A former Olympic showjumper used pig’s blood to daub lewd messages inside a Conservative peer’s house after she found he had cheated on her, a court heard. | A former Olympic showjumper used pig’s blood to daub lewd messages inside a Conservative peer’s house after she found he had cheated on her, a court heard. |
| Lizzie Purbrick, 63, admitted using a key to enter the south London home of David Prior as a “cathartic” response to seeing her partner of several years “in the arms of another woman”. | Lizzie Purbrick, 63, admitted using a key to enter the south London home of David Prior as a “cathartic” response to seeing her partner of several years “in the arms of another woman”. |
| Camberwell magistrates court heard Purbrick used a garden sprayer and several litres of pig’s blood to cover the walls with phrases such as “whore”, “lady slut”, “big dick lord” and “Mags wet between the legs” on 9 May. | Camberwell magistrates court heard Purbrick used a garden sprayer and several litres of pig’s blood to cover the walls with phrases such as “whore”, “lady slut”, “big dick lord” and “Mags wet between the legs” on 9 May. |
| There was no explanation in court over what the reference to “Mags” meant. | There was no explanation in court over what the reference to “Mags” meant. |
| She also drew a penis on the floor and left a cheque for £1,000 before discarding the remainder of the blood on the floor and leaving. | She also drew a penis on the floor and left a cheque for £1,000 before discarding the remainder of the blood on the floor and leaving. |
| Purbrick, of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, admitted one charge of criminal damage to the home in Kennington, south London. | Purbrick, of King’s Lynn, Norfolk, admitted one charge of criminal damage to the home in Kennington, south London. |
| Defending, Simon Nicholls said: “This whole case has the feel of something lifted straight out of the pages of a Jilly Cooper novel.” | Defending, Simon Nicholls said: “This whole case has the feel of something lifted straight out of the pages of a Jilly Cooper novel.” |
| Nicholls said the pair, both estranged from their respective married partners, had been in a relationship for several years, adding that his client felt her affair with Lord Prior “had longevity”. | Nicholls said the pair, both estranged from their respective married partners, had been in a relationship for several years, adding that his client felt her affair with Lord Prior “had longevity”. |
| But he said: “To put this delicately, this comes to an end when she discovers him in the arms of another woman who is married to another member of the House of Lords. | But he said: “To put this delicately, this comes to an end when she discovers him in the arms of another woman who is married to another member of the House of Lords. |
| “The whole incident she describes as cathartic and she’s now moved on. This was a one-off offence caused by the breakdown of a relationship.” | “The whole incident she describes as cathartic and she’s now moved on. This was a one-off offence caused by the breakdown of a relationship.” |
| Purbrick immediately handed herself in to police after the incident, the court heard. | Purbrick immediately handed herself in to police after the incident, the court heard. |
| Prior, the son of the former Tory cabinet minister Jim Prior, was the MP for North Norfolk from 1997 to 2001. | Prior, the son of the former Tory cabinet minister Jim Prior, was the MP for North Norfolk from 1997 to 2001. |
| He was chairman of the Care Quality Commission from 2013 until 2015. | He was chairman of the Care Quality Commission from 2013 until 2015. |
| Purbrick competed for Great Britain in the 1980 Olympic Games. | Purbrick competed for Great Britain in the 1980 Olympic Games. |
| The court heard Purbrick played loud music as she carried out the act - selecting pig’s blood because the victim “liked pigs”. | The court heard Purbrick played loud music as she carried out the act - selecting pig’s blood because the victim “liked pigs”. |
| A neighbour raised the alarm when blood was seen seeping underneath the door. | A neighbour raised the alarm when blood was seen seeping underneath the door. |
| Nicholls said: “At 63, she accepts in a way that (the incident) is completely out of character.” | Nicholls said: “At 63, she accepts in a way that (the incident) is completely out of character.” |
| District judge Susan Green sentenced Purbrick to 120 hours’ community service and imposed a restraining order. | District judge Susan Green sentenced Purbrick to 120 hours’ community service and imposed a restraining order. |
| She said: “There was a series of highly abusive slogans on the floor, both directed to Lord Prior and his new partner. | She said: “There was a series of highly abusive slogans on the floor, both directed to Lord Prior and his new partner. |
| “They were, in my view, quite appalling.” | “They were, in my view, quite appalling.” |
| Earlier, Nicholls apologised on behalf of his client after she arrived at court wearing a white t-shirt and pink shorts. | Earlier, Nicholls apologised on behalf of his client after she arrived at court wearing a white t-shirt and pink shorts. |
| Her counsel said she was let down by transport links to the court from nearby Oval station and was in such a rush she did not have time to change into more suitable attire. | Her counsel said she was let down by transport links to the court from nearby Oval station and was in such a rush she did not have time to change into more suitable attire. |
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